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<p>Stephen Birkett wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>I lost track of the various posts from Richard and
Phil, but I think
<br>I can clear up a few points by referring to the latest of those from
<br>Phil....
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Lots of stuff for me to read more closely by both of you...
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<br>Ric - are there any points still unclear?</blockquote>

<p><br>Well.. if you could just answer two rather straightforward questions.
Can M&nbsp; be taken to be &lt;&lt; rougly >> the weight of the action
components on the capstan, and if so can I<sub>k </sub>then be &lt;&lt;
roughly >> found by taking the product of this M and r<sub>k</sub><sup>2
</sup>.....as in&nbsp; Mr<sub>k</sub><sup>2&nbsp;</sup> ?
<p>If not, then I can re-read through whats been written to sort out why..
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<p>Stephen
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<br>Dr Stephen Birkett
<br>Associate Professor
<br>Department of Systems Design Engineering
<br>University of Waterloo
<br>Waterloo, Ontario
<br>Canada N2L 3G1
<p>Davis Building Room 2617
<br>tel: 519-888-4567 Ext. 3792
<br>PianoTech Lab Ext. 7115
<br>mailto: sbirkett[at]real.uwaterloo.ca
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<p>--
<br>Richard Brekne
<br>RPT, N.P.T.F.
<br>UiB, Bergen, Norway
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